By geography, Anchorage had the lowest rate, at 20%, while northern and Southwest Alaska had the highest rates, at 45% and 44% respectively.
An Anchorage store selling a variety of tobacco and electronic cigarette products is seen on April 14, 2023. Cigarette smoking has decreased over the past decades in Alaska, but youth use of electronic vaping products has increased, according to an annual report from the state's Tobacco Prevention and Control Program.
Tobacco use of all types is more prevalent among Alaska Natives than non-Natives, but there is evidence that the gap has narrowed a bit. Alaskans’ cigarette use has declined steadily over the past decades, from 128.6 packs sold per person in 1996 to 39.4 packs sold per person in 2021, said the report, which relies on data from the Alaska Department of Revenue’s tax division.But the use of smokeless tobacco of all types remained constant statewide at 6% over the past 10 years. The statistics includeAmong youth, cigarette smoking has become rare but use of electronic vapor products, known as vaping, has become common.
That compares to adult rates for vaping, which at 6% in 2021 was little changed from the 7% reported in 2015.
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